diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index cde11fcde..7a7f90855 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Changelog for python-chess
 ==========================
 
-Upcoming in v1.2.0
-------------------
+New in v1.2.0
+-------------
 
 New features:
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ New in v1.0.1
 
 Bugfixes:
 
-* ``chess.svg``: Restore SVG Tiny compatibility by splitting colors like
+* ``chess.svg``: Restored SVG Tiny compatibility by splitting colors like
   ``#rrggbbaa`` into a solid color and opacity.
 
 New in v1.0.0
diff --git a/chess/__init__.py b/chess/__init__.py
index e6da36a39..94e11b6dc 100644
--- a/chess/__init__.py
+++ b/chess/__init__.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 __email__ = "niklas.fiekas@backscattering.de"
 
-__version__ = "1.1.0"
+__version__ = "1.2.0"
 
 import collections
 import copy